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Eastern Valley (1937)
Unemployed miners in South Wales are helped to form a Subsistence Production Society to farm and produce goods co-operatively.
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Village School (1940)
A real Buckinghamshire schoolteacher - the kindly Mrs James - is the star of this persuasive WWII propaganda film. Shot on location in Ashley Green, it shows how evacuees from surrounding towns adapt to village life and wartime conditions. With its images of happy, healthy children, the film was clearly designed to give reassurance to city-dwelling mothers separated from their offspring.
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6.1
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New Towns for Old (1942)
Sheffield stands in as 'Smokedale', an industrial Everytown, in this stirring call for "new schools, new hospitals, new roads, new life", after WWII.
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7.1
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This Is Colour (1942)
A short documentary to demonstrate what can be done with Technicolor film and to show various other colourful products.
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7.0
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The Duchy of Cornwall (1938)
This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.
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6.5
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The Feather (1929)
'A clerk embezzles money to pay for a girl's singing lessons in Rome.' (British Film Institute)
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5.2
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Balloon Site 568 (1942)
Women from a variety of professions sign up to join a volunteer group looking after barrage balloons. Working through all weathers and all hours, after an eleven-week initial training period, they are committed to their work as well as their leisure-time activities.
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5.8
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Today We Live (1937)
Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney, Gloucestershire, and the building of an occupational centre in the depressed mining village of Pentre in the Rhondda Valley, Wales.
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Meet Sexton Blake (1945)
The famous detective and his trusty side-kick, Tinker, are called in by the War Office to find some important papers that were stolen from a man killed during an air raid.
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5.7
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The Way to the Sea (1936)
A 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway. A lesser known contemporary of Night Mail, also featuring the music of Benjamin Britten and poetry of W.H. Auden.
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7.1
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Battle for Music (1943)
Story of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in World War II, from going bust, to being taken over by the musicians to run itself. Starring many of the members of the orchestra themselves
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These Are the Men (1943)
Anti nazi short.
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Eating Out with Tommy Trinder (1941)
Tommy Trinder promotes the virtues of the wartime communal British Restaurants.
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5.9
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Tomorrow Is Theirs (1940)
Tomorrow is Theirs examines provisions for secondary school education during the war, arguing for the importance of maintaining excellent, thorough schooling in spite of wartime obstacles.
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The Echo Murders (1945)
Detective Sexton Blake takes on Nazi spies while solving a series of crimes.
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A Welcome to Britain (1943)
An uncredited Anthony Asquith is one of the directors of this WWII film (a joint UK/US production) which aims to explain British culture and character to the newly arrived American soldier. Starting with the ubiquitous pub visit, the film breezes through geography lessons, food and entertainment on the Home Front.
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A.1. At Lloyd's (1942)
A description of Lloyd’s services to world shipping and the story of a voyage from Valparaiso to Hull. The S.S. Armadillo, ‘100 A 1’ at Lloyd’s sets out with a valuable cargo on her adventurous voyage; she is reported missing; her safe arrival is announced by the ringing of the famous Lutine Bell at Lloyd’s.
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Ulster (1941)
British documentary on how the community of Ulster got converted to war times.
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Our Country (1944)
A romantic tour of Britain set to Dylan Thomas's poetry.
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On the Way to Work (1936)
Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA catalogue.
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Night Watch (1941)
Two lovers search for some privacy to kiss during the blitz.
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The People's Land (1943)
A short documentary about the work of the National Trust in Great Britain
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Southern Seaside (1935)
A tour from London to south coast holiday towns, from Bournemouth to Margate via Brighton and Folkestone.
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Cotswold Club (1944)
How Somerton, Oxfordshire benefits from membership of the Village Produce Association during WWII.
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Behind the Scenes (1938)
A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.
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Monkey Into Man (1938)
Not by any means a truly comprehensive scientific study, this film nevertheless conveys in a popular fashion facts as to the development and habits of various types of apes. Skillful direction and interesting commentary almost succeed in transforming the film into an “entertainment” piece.
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Heart of an Empire (1935)
A 1935 black and white film advertising London and exolting it's most popular tourist attractions.
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Oxford (1941)
A look at the facilities and character of Oxford University, and the varied experiences that are associated with studying there.


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